Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)  induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the upper and lower airways of rhesus macaques...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Mongolia National Center for Zoonotic Disease reported on their Facebook page three days ago (loosely translated):  In the uliastai soum of zavkhan aimag, we...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 1874 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the country’s outbreak total to 85,486. Provinces reporting...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Taiwan’s Department of Disease Control announced 7 new cases of local dengue fever in Chang’an Lane, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City. The Department of...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ukraine Ministry of Health has reported 40 cases of botulism since January, including two fatalities. Causes of botulism The cause of botulism is often products...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), or Folkehelseinstituttet, reported the first death in a child from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) from E.coli in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Case counts, Healthcare The Indonesia Ministry of Health, or Kementerian Kesehatan is now reporting 102,051 total COVID-19 cases and 4901 deaths through Tuesday. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) measles outbreak continues as health officials report an additional 850 measles cases including 6 deaths (CFR 0.7%) across...

Early and accurate detection is critical for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and providing appropriate care for patients. Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, which require inserting a long shaft into the nasal...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County reported an additional five locally acquired dengue fever cases over the weekend. There are now 22 locally acquired...